Peer Review, Where Are The Scholars?
(scoop.co.nz): Because findings published in peer-reviewed journals affect patient care, public policy and the authors’ academic promotions, journal editors contend that new scientific information should be published in a peer-reviewed journal before it is presented to doctors and the public. That message, however, has created a widespread misimpression that passing… Read More
E-Resource Collection Development: A Survey of Current Practices in Academic Libraries
(libraryworks.com): As the amount of money spent on electronic resources increases, it seems fitting that librarians examine the process used for selecting such materials. Collection development policies for print collections and ordering processes for such materials have become commonplace at many, if not all, academic libraries. As the transfer from… Read More
Radical journal gathers support
(the-scientist.com): The scientific community appears to be fighting to convince Elsevier to continue to publish its only non-peer-reviewed journal, after the publisher began to consider installing a traditional peer review system when the journal published a controversial paper supporting the arguments of AIDS deniers. Despite the uproar that article created,… Read More
Library, Higher Education Groups Call on FCC to Adopt Net Neutrality Principles
(arl.org) Eleven library and higher education-related institutions and organizations today sent a letter (PDF) to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski in support of preserving an open Internet. The groups assert that the Internet faces major threats as a result of deregulation. Internet Service Providers (ISP) have strong incentives to… Read More
Envisioning Research Library Futures: A Scenario Thinking Project
(arl.org): As research library leaders confront turbulent times, they sorely need new tools to facilitate thinking about the future of the institution and to foster dialogue within the community. ARL’s new project seeks to envision library futures and will engage the Association's member community in looking decades out at the… Read More
Inflibnet, a one-point source for quality research data
(thehindu.com): Over 150 universities have access to around 8,000 scholarly journals, obviating the need for individual subscription. Through e-consortium, the inflibnet (Information and Library Network) Centre, Ahmedabad, an Inter-University Centre of the University Grants Commission (UGC) has enabled over 150 universities across the country to access around 8,000 full text… Read More
(alphagalileo.org): How much carbon does your country emit - and where does it come from? Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Professor Edgar Hertwich and colleague Glen Peters wanted to know the answer to that question -- and created a website to do so. Now, the article describing this… Read More
CALL RELEASED: Podcast on jiscDEPO & jiscEXPO Call
(jiscinvolve.org): Yesterday the JISC Grant Funding Call 2/10 (Title: “Deposit of research outputs and Exposing digital content for education and research”) was released on the JISC website. The two Strands in this Call are asking for separate sets of project bids. These two strands of projects will be separate in… Read More
NACE International’s Flagship Journal Now Hosted on AIP’s Scitation Platform
(aip.org): Corrosion (corrosion.aip.org), the flagship journal of NACE International, is now hosted on AIP's Scitation platform. NACE International is the leader in the corrosion engineering and science community, and is recognized around the world as the premier authority for corrosion control solutions. AIP has worked closely with NACE International to… Read More
Penguin Launches Science Imprint
(publishersweekly.com): Penguin is launching a new imprint called Current that will publish science books for a general audience. Adrian Zackheim, president and publisher of Penguin's Portfolio and Sentinel imprints, will oversee Current. The new imprint will also rely on the existing editorial, marketing and publicity staff of Portfolio and Sentinel. Read More
